John T. Haight
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John Tyler Haight was an American
Democratic Party
politician from New Jersey
, who served on the Colts Neck Township
Committee, the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
and as Monmouth County Clerk.
Haight was born in Colts Neck and was a resident there his entire life, with the exception of that time spent as a student at Princeton University
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Haight was elected in 1868 to the Board of Chosen Freeholders representing Atlantic Township. At the May, 1875 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director, and served as Director through May 1881, when he left the board.
He served in the New Jersey State Assembly in 1871 and 1872.
In 1890, Haight was the successful Democratic candidate for county clerk, defeating Democratic incumbent C. Ewing Patterson, who was running as an independent, and John Hubbard, the Republican.
John T. Haight died of pneumonia
on December 3, 1892. A brother, Charles Haight
, served in the United States House of Representatives
, and a son, Thomas Griffith Haight
, served as a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician from New Jersey
New Jersey
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, who served on the Colts Neck Township
Colts Neck Township, New Jersey
Colts Neck is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,142.What is now Colts Neck Township was established by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as Atlantic Township on February 18, 1847, from portions of Freehold...
Committee, the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
and as Monmouth County Clerk.
Haight was born in Colts Neck and was a resident there his entire life, with the exception of that time spent as a student at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
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Haight was elected in 1868 to the Board of Chosen Freeholders representing Atlantic Township. At the May, 1875 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director, and served as Director through May 1881, when he left the board.
He served in the New Jersey State Assembly in 1871 and 1872.
In 1890, Haight was the successful Democratic candidate for county clerk, defeating Democratic incumbent C. Ewing Patterson, who was running as an independent, and John Hubbard, the Republican.
John T. Haight died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
on December 3, 1892. A brother, Charles Haight
Charles Haight
Charles Haight was a Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1867-1871....
, served in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, and a son, Thomas Griffith Haight
Thomas Griffith Haight
Thomas Griffith Haight, Sr. was a United States federal judge in New Jersey.-Biography:Born in Freehold Township, New Jersey, Haight was educated at Princeton University and earned an LL.B from New York Law School in 1900. He was in private practice from 1901 to 1913, although briefly serving as...
, served as a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.